ViewsMonday, September 18, 2017The 3 Americans Who Should Pay for Medicare-for-All Of course, it will pay for itself eventually, with lower administrative costs and savings on medications and provider fees. Universal health care is getting closer to reality at the state level, in California. The Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) has analyzed a proposal for a statewide...Read more

ViewsMonday, September 04, 2017A Beautiful Moment of Socialism. But Now Killer Capitalism ResumesIn the worst moments of the tragedy in Houston, something remarkable about America burst into view, as government and business and military and especially ordinary citizens put aside thoughts of personal gain and dedicated themselves to the needs of fellow human beings. "Despite the overwhelmingly...Read more

ViewsMonday, August 07, 2017Even More Evidence the US Is a Kleptocracy, Not a MeritocracyInequality is much worse than we're led to believe by a dismissive business media. The numbers are hellish, and they're growing. "Inequality is not a problem for the people who own stocks and real estate. For everyone else it's becoming more and more of a living hell." 1. The Extreme Wealth Gap is...Read more

ViewsMonday, July 10, 2017Stunning Truths about the Bloated Safety Net for the Wealthy The entire 2017 safety net is about $850 billion, compared to over $1.5 trillion for tax expenditures , most of which are for rich Americans . The Unrelenting Wealth Grab by the 1% The average 1% household increased its wealth by $3 million in 2016. Since much of that was in the form of stock gains...Read more

ViewsTuesday, June 27, 2017Onward Toward Socialism: America's Demise, and One Way to Survive It goes far beyond Donald Trump. He's just simple-mindedly exacerbating a trend. Clear signs of deterioration have been building in our nation, some of them old and some more recent, all of them related to arrogance and greed at the highest levels. Beyond these failings there is one obvious way to...Read more